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Has this ever happened to you? A plant shows up in your garden. You don\u2019t remember planting it, and it\u2019s not an obvious weed \u2013 in fact there\u2019s a lot to like about this newbie.
\n\"Carex<\/a><\/p>\n

You might even let your imagination run wild (as, ahem, I may have done), and dream for a moment that you\u2019ve been blessed with a new sort\u00a0of hybrid seedling. A beautiful plant, one that was free! This particular plant reminded me a lot of an astelia<\/a>, both in form and leaf shape. But then reality sunk in as I realized it\u2019s growing so darn fast it had to be a weed.
\n\"Carex<\/a><\/p>\n

What to do? Well as a blogger I\u2019d usually post a photo on my blog, and quickly receive several comments that identify the mystery plant, along with advice on how to handle it. But what if you don\u2019t have a blog? That\u2019s where Facebook comes in! There\u2019s a great group on Facebook called Plant Idents. People from all over the world vie for the chance to be the first to identify your plant, it\u2019s a wonderful resource. It\u2019s also quite fun when you’re the first to identify someone else\u2019s \u201cwhat am I?\u201d Of course there are also folks who post challenge photos, things they know the name of and they want to see if anyone else does. If you’re on Facebook you should check out the group and join!<\/p>\n

Back to my mystery plant\u2026I posted a couple images\u00a0on “Plant Idents”\u00a0and in within minutes learned it\u2019s true identity: Carex pendula, invasive and often a \u201cby-product of putting seed mix out to feed the birds\u201d (something my neighbor does, and technically this was growing on his property, in a part that I maintain).<\/p>\n

It came out the next day, dug, not pulled\u2013as recommended.
\n\"Carex<\/a><\/p>\n

And yikes, it was fixing to bloom!
\n\"Carex<\/a><\/p>\n

Sure was pretty while it lasted.
\n\"Carex<\/a><\/p>\n

Since we\u2019re talking about possible thugs here are a couple I\u2019ll confess to have growing in my garden, nobody\u2019s perfect:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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